Glove with sealing features

ABSTRACT

A glove is provided that includes a hand portion (HP) and a sleeve portion (SP). The hand portion (HP) includes an HP exterior surface, an HP interior surface, an interior cavity, an interior cavity opening, and an elastic collar disposed adjacent the interior cavity opening. The sleeve portion extends axially between an attachment end and an opposite distal end. The attachment end is in communication with the hand portion. The sleeve portion has an SP exterior surface and an SP interior surface. The SP interior surface defines an interior region of the sleeve portion and a circumference of the sleeve portion. The sleeve portion includes an adhesive disposed on the SP interior surface. The adhesive extends an axial distance and circumferentially around the circumference of the sleeve portion.

This application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No.63/176,638 filed Apr. 19, 2021, which is hereby incorporated byreference in its entirety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to gloves, and more specifically togloves that include sealing features.

2. Background Information

Gloves, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) gloves may be wornby workers in many different industries to prevent exposure orcontamination of workers from external dangers such as biologicalfluids, pathogens, and hazardous materials. Similarly, gloves may beworn to prevent workers from contaminating other individuals, objects,or controlled workspaces such as clean rooms.

In general, conventional gloves may cover the hand of a worker and mayextend upward along all or a portion of a worker's wrist and forearm. Insome cases, the worker may also wear one or more articles or protectiveclothing in combination with gloves. The protective clothing may coverall or a portion of the worker's wrist and forearm and may overlap withthe gloves. However, a significant problem with conventionalcombinations of gloves and protective clothing is that contaminants maystill be capable of passing between the gloves and the protectiveclothing. To minimize the risk of contamination, gloves and adjacentprotective clothing must be meticulously positioned on the worker.However, properly positioning the gloves may be difficult, especiallywhile trying to strictly follow sterile glove donning procedures.Conventional gloves may also be susceptible to tearing while positioningthe gloves which may result in wasted time and materials. Furthermore,even when gloves and protective clothing have been properly donned,extended periods of work may allow the positions of the gloves orprotective clothing to shift relative to the wearer, thereby increasingthe risk of contamination. For example, the open end of a glove mayslide down a worker's wrist resulting in an uncovered portion of theworker's wrist between the glove and the protective clothing.

What is needed is a glove which addresses one or more of theabove-discussed deficiencies of conventional protective gloves.

SUMMARY

According to an aspect of the present disclosure. a glove is providedthat includes a hand portion (HP) and a sleeve portion (SP). The handportion (HP) includes an HP exterior surface, an HP interior surface, aninterior cavity, an interior cavity opening, and an elastic collardisposed adjacent the interior cavity opening. The sleeve portionextends axially between an attachment end and an opposite distal end.The attachment end is in communication with the hand portion. The sleeveportion has an SP exterior surface and an SP interior surface. The SPinterior surface defines an interior region of the sleeve portion and acircumference of the sleeve portion. The sleeve portion includes anadhesive disposed on the SP interior surface. The adhesive extends anaxial distance and circumferentially around the circumference of thesleeve portion.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, thesleeve portion may include an axial length between the attachment endand the distal end, and the axial distance of the adhesive disposed onthe SP interior surface may be less than the axial length of the sleeveportion.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, theadhesive may be disposed on the SP interior surface proximate the distalend.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, theadhesive may have an exterior surface and the glove may further comprisea release liner disposed on the exterior surface of the adhesive.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, thesleeve portion may include an axial length between the attachment endand the distal end, and the axial distance of the adhesive disposed onthe SP interior surface may be substantially equal to the axial lengthof the sleeve portion.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, thesleeve portion may include a first section, a second section, and a foldpoint, wherein the first section extends between the hand portion andthe fold point and the second section extends between the distal end andthe fold point, and the sleeve portion may be configurable in a foldedconfiguration wherein the second section is folded back over the firstsection and in the folded configuration the SP exterior surface of thefirst section faces the SP exterior surface of the second section, andthe adhesive disposed on the SP interior surface is exposed.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, theadhesive may be disposed only on the second section of the SP interiorsurface.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, theadhesive has an exterior surface and the glove may further include arelease liner disposed on the exterior surface of the adhesive.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, theelastic collar may be disposed with the hand portion.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, theelastic collar may be disposed with the sleeve portion.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, theelastic collar may include at least one absorbent member attached to aninterior surface of the glove.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, theadhesive may be liquid impermeable.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, theadhesive may be hydrophobic.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, thesleeve portion may be attached to the hand portion.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, thesleeve portion may be integrally formed with the hand portion.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a personalprotection equipment (PPE) system is provided that includes a pair ofgloves and a PPE garment. Each glove of the pair of gloves includes ahand portion and a sleeve portion. The hand portion (HP) has an HPexterior surface, an HP interior surface, an interior cavity, aninterior cavity opening, and at least one elastic collar disposedadjacent the interior cavity opening. The sleeve portion (SP) extendsaxially between an attachment end and an opposite distal end. Theattachment end is in communication with the hand portion. The sleeveportion has an SP exterior surface and an SP interior surface. The SPinterior surface defines an interior region of the sleeve portion and acircumference of the sleeve portion. The sleeve portion includes anadhesive disposed on the SP interior surface. The adhesive extends anaxial distance and circumferentially around the circumference of thesleeve portion. The PPE garment has a right forearm portion and a leftforearm portion. Each glove is configured to be donned in a foldedconfiguration and is disposable in an extended configuration. In theextended configuration, the adhesive disposed on the SP interior surfaceis configured to attach to the respective forearm portion of the PPEgarment in a manner that produces a fluid seal therebetween.

In any of the aspects or embodiments described above and herein, the atleast one elastic collar includes a first elastic collar attached to theHP interior surface or a second elastic collar attached to the HPexterior surface, or both, and the at least one elastic collar isconfigured to produce a fluid seal with a wrist or forearm of a user.

The foregoing features and elements may be combined in variouscombinations without exclusivity, unless expressly indicated otherwise.These features and elements as well as the operation thereof will becomemore apparent in light of the following description and the accompanyingdrawings. It should be understood, however, the following descriptionand drawings are intended to be exemplary in nature and non-limiting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is diagrammatic side view of a present disclosure gloveembodiment illustrating a sleeve portion in a folded configuration.

FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic sectional partial view of a glove embodimentshowing a sleeve portion in a folded configuration.

FIG. 2A is a diagrammatic sectional partial view of a glove embodimentshowing a sleeve portion in a folded configuration.

FIG. 3 is diagrammatic side view of a present disclosure gloveembodiment illustrating a sleeve portion in an extended configuration,with a sectioned portion.

FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic side view of a present disclosure gloveembodiment, partially sectioned.

FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic side view of a present disclosure gloveembodiment, partially sectioned.

FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic side view of a present disclosure gloveembodiment, partially sectioned.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure is directed to protective hand gloves, such asbut not limited to PPE type gloves that may be configured for use inmedical and laboratory applications. Present disclosure gloves may beconfigured in various different sizes, non-ambidextrous gloves,ambidextrous gloves, sterile gloves, and the like and combinationsthereof. As will be described herein, some present disclosure gloveembodiments may be configured for attachment to and/or sealing withprotective or “PPE” clothing (e.g., surgical gowns, clean roomcoveralls, biohazard suits, etc.) to mitigate or prevent the glovewearer from being contaminated by exterior environment and/or tomitigate or prevent the glove wearer from contaminating the exteriorenvironment.

Referring to FIGS. 1-6, present disclosure glove 10 embodiments mayinclude a hand portion 12 and a sleeve portion 14. The hand portion 12has an exterior surface 16, an interior surface 18, an interior cavity20, and an opening 22 to the interior cavity 20. The hand portion 12 andopening 22 may be disposed in a collapsed configuration (e.g., the glove10 is not in use) and in a plurality of open configurations wherein theinterior cavity 20 of the hand portion 12 is accessible; e.g., when auser's hand is disposed within the interior cavity 20 of the glove 10the opening is in an open configuration. The opening 22 may be describedas having a circumference that extends around the entirety of theopening 22. The hand portion 12 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3-5 is configuredwith five digit portions (e.g., four fingers and a thumb) extending outfrom a palm portion. The present disclosure is not limited to a handportion 12 having five digit portions. The interior surface 18 of thehand portion 12 defines the interior cavity 20 of the hand portion 12.The interior cavity opening 22 is configured to permit a user to inserthis or her hand into the interior cavity 20. The hand portion 12 may beconfigured to be fixed in size (e.g., non-elastic) with a fixed interiorcavity 20 volume, or may be configured as at least partially elastic toconform to the geometry of a user's hand.

The hand portion 12 comprises a material that does not limit movement ofthe user's hand or digits. In some applications, the hand portion 12material may be effectively fluid impermeable for a period of timeacceptable for certain applications. In some applications, the handportion 12 material may be gas permeable to allow the user's hand tobreathe and effectively liquid impermeable for a period of time. Thehand portion 12 is not limited to any particular material type, and maycomprise a single material type or a combination of material types. Thehand portion 12 may have a uniform material type throughout or differentregions of the hand portion 12 may include different material types.Non-limiting examples of hand portion 12 materials that may be usedinclude polymeric materials such as latex, nitrile rubber, vinyl,polyvinyl chloride (PVC), neoprene, to name a few.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure glove 10 include an elasticcollar 24 that may be disposed in the hand portion 12 of the glove 10,or in the sleeve portion of the glove 14, or both. The glove embodimentsshown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3-5 include an elastic collar 24 disposed inthe hand portion 12 of the glove 10 adjacent or at the opening 22 of thehand portion 12. The glove embodiments shown in FIGS. 2A and 6 includean elastic collar 24 disposed in the sleeve portion 14 of the glove 10.The elastic collar 24 may be integrally formed with the material of therespective portion 12,14 (e.g., by molding the respective portion 12with an increased thickness structure, etc.). In some embodiments, theat least one elastic collar 24 may be an independent structure that isattached to the exterior or interior surface of the respective portion12,14 or a first elastic collar 24 may be attached to the exteriorsurface of the respective portion 12,14 and a second elastic collar 24may be attached to the interior surface of the respective portion, etc.An elastic collar 24 may comprise the same material as the respectiveglove portion 12, 14 or may comprise a material different from that usedin the respective portion 12,14. The elastic collar(s) 24 may beconfigured to elastically expand to permit the user to insert his or herhand into the glove 10, and to elastically contract to engage with theuser's hand, wrist, or forearm once inserted to form a seal therebetweenthat inhibits or prevents the passage of liquid (e.g., sweat from theuser or fluids present in the environment, etc.) across the elasticcollar 24. The elastic collar 24 may assume a variety of differentconfigurations. For example, an elastic collar 24 may have a thicknessthat is greater than the thickness of the respective portion 12material. The at least one elastic collar 24 is not limited to anyparticular cross-sectional geometry. In FIG. 1, an elastic collar 24 isshown having a semi-circular cross-sectional geometry. Alternativecross-sectional geometries include rectangular, or oval, or others. Theat least one elastic collar 24 may provide several advantages. Forexample, the mechanical strength of the elastic collar 24 may be greaterthan that of the hand and/or sleeve portion 12,14 and may inhibittearing of the respective portion 12,14 during donning of the glove 10.As another example, the collar 24 may provide a convenient structurethat can be grasped when a user is donning the glove 10, or removing theglove 10, thereby facilitating the process.

The sleeve portion 14 includes an attachment end 26, an opposite distalend 28, an interior surface 30, and an exterior surface 32. The sleeveportion 14 may be described as having a cylindrical-like configuration(e.g., to receive a portion of the user's forearm), with an interiorregion 34 defined by the sleeve portion 14 material extending around theentire circumference of the sleeve portion 14. The interior and exteriorsurfaces 30, 32 extend axially between the attachment and distal ends26, 28. The interior surface 30 defines the interior region 34. In someembodiments, the attachment end 26 of the sleeve portion 14 may beattached to the hand portion 12 continuously around the circumference ofthe sleeve portion 14 and thereby encircles the opening 22 of the handportion 12. In some embodiments, the attachment end 26 of the sleeveportion 14 may be integrally formed with the hand portion 12continuously around the circumference of the sleeve portion 14. Thesleeve portion 14 extends axially outward from the hand portion 12. Thesleeve portion 14 is configured to be foldable at some axial pointbetween the attachment end 26 and the distal end 28. The foldableconfiguration may be described as having a first portion 14A thatextends from the attachment end 26 at the hand portion 12 of the glove10 to the fold point 36, and a second section 14B that extends from thedistal end 28 to the fold point 36; i.e., the first and second sections14A, 14B of the sleeve portion 14 are contiguous at the fold point 36.The folding configuration allows the second section 14B of (includingthe distal end 28) to be folded back over the first section 14A; i.e.,in the folded configuration the second section 14B is disposed radiallyoutside of the first section 14A of the sleeve portion 14, such that theexterior surfaces 32 of the first and second sections 14A, 14B face oneanother, and the distal end 28 of the sleeve portion 14 is disposedcloser to the attachment end 26 than if the sleeve portion 14 was notfolded over.

The sleeve portion 14 may comprise a single material type or a pluralityof material types. The sleeve portion 14 material may be the same as thematerial of the hand portion 12 or it may be different from the materialof the hand portion 12. The sleeve portion 14 material may be elastic ornon-elastic and may be fluid impermeable or liquid impermeable.

The sleeve portion 14 includes an adhesive 38 disposed on the interiorsurface 30 of the sleeve portion 14 extending around the entirecircumference of sleeve portion interior region 34. In some embodiments,the adhesive 38 may be disposed on less than the entire axial length ofthe sleeve portion 14; e.g., a stripe of adhesive 38 having an axiallength “AL1” wherein the axial length of the sleeve portion 14 is “AL”,where AL>AL1 (see FIG. 3). For example as described above, embodimentsof the sleeve portion 14 may have a foldable configuration definingfirst and second sections 14A, 14B of the sleeve portion 14, and in thefolded configuration at least a portion of the second section 14B isfolded back over the first section 14A. In these type embodiments (andothers), the adhesive 38 may be disposed as a stripe disposed on theinterior surface 30 of the second section of the sleeve portion 14. Whenthe sleeve portion 14 is disposed in a folded configuration with theportion of the second section 14B folded back over the first section14A, the stripe of adhesive 38 is exposed. In other embodiments,adhesive 38 may be disposed on all or substantially all of the interiorsurface 30 of the sleeve portion 14; i.e., around the entire interiorsurface 30 circumference and all or substantially all of the interiorsurface 30 axial length. The adhesive 38 may assume a variety ofdifferent configurations and the present disclosure is not limited toany particular adhesive 38 configuration. For example, the adhesive 38may be disposed directly onto the interior surface 30 of the sleeveportion 14, or it may be a film or a tape that is adhered to theinterior surface 30 of the sleeve portion 14. In all of theseembodiments, the adhesive 38 has an exposed exterior surface that hasadhesive properties that will permit the sleeve portion 14 to adhere toa surface such as the exterior surface of a PPE upper body garmentsleeve or the like. In some embodiments, the adhesive 38 may be liquidimpermeable and/or hydrophobic.

In some embodiments, a release liner 40 may be disposed on the exposedexterior surface of the adhesive 38 to cover that exterior surface toprevent adhesive 38 when the glove 10 is initially donned by a userand/or during handling, storage, etc. The release liner 40 is configuredto be retained in contact with the exposed exterior surface of theadhesive 38 but is readily removable to expose the adhesive exteriorsurface. The release liner 40 is not limited to any particular materialand is chosen to be compatible with the type of adhesive 38 being used.Non-limiting examples include paper or polymeric sheets.

In some embodiments a present disclosure glove 10 may include one ormore absorbent members 44 attached to an interior surface 18,30 of theglove 10. The distal member 44 may extend around the entirecircumference of the interior surface 18,30. The absorbent members 44are configured to absorb and retain some amount of liquid (e.g., sweatproduced proximate the user's hand during use, or an external fluid thatmay travel along the PPE and into the sleeve portion 14, etc.) andthereby function as a fluid barrier. FIG. 6 illustrates a firstabsorbent member 44A disposed on the hand portion side of an elasticcollar 24 and a second absorbent member 44B disposed between the distalend 28 of the sleeve portion 14 and the adhesive stripe 38. In someembodiments, an adhesive member 44 may be disposed with the adhesive 38;e.g., the absorbent member 44 adhered to the interior surface 30 of thesleeve portion and adhesive 38 attached to the opposite surface of theabsorbent member 44. As stated above, the present disclosure glove 10may include one or more absorbent members 44. FIG. 6 illustratesmultiple absorbent members 44 to illustrate various embodiments; e.g., aglove 10 embodiment may include an absorbent member 44A disposed on thehand portion side of an elastic collar 24, or an absorbent member 44Bdisposed between the distal end 28 of the sleeve portion 14 and theadhesive stripe 38, or an absorbent member 44 adhered to the interiorsurface 30 of the sleeve portion and adhesive 38 attached to theopposite surface of the absorbent member 44, or any combination thereof.

A present disclosure glove 10 may be used in a variety of differentapplications. To illustrate, an example of a present disclosure glove 10utilized in combination with an article of PPE clothing (e.g., asurgical gown, clean room coverall, biohazard suit, etc.) is providedbelow. As indicated herein, present disclosures glove 10 may be usedwith a variety of different clothing types (e.g., PPE, non-PPE, etc.)and may also be used in applications wherein a user's wrists andforearms are uncovered.

Initially, prior to donning the glove 10, the glove 10 may be configuredas shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 with the sleeve portion 14 disposed in afolded configuration with the second section 14B folded back over thefirst section 14A. As indicated above, in the folded configuration theexterior surfaces 32 of the first and second sections 14A,14B of thesleeve portion 14 face one another, the distal end 28 of the sleeveportion 14 is disposed closer to the attachment end 26 than if thesleeve portion 14 was not folded over, and the stripe of adhesive 38 isexposed. In those embodiments that include a release liner 40 attachedto the adhesive 38, the release liner 40 prevents the adhesive 38 fromengaging with other surfaces and thereby facilitates handling.

To insert a hand into the glove 10, the user may maintain the sleeveportion 14 in the folded configuration and grasp the elastic collar 24to draw the hand through the opening 22 and into the interior cavity 20of the glove 10. As indicated above, the mechanical strength of thecollar 24 may facilitate the donning process and mitigate the potentialfor hand portion 12 material tears. Once the user's hand is within theglove 10, the elastic collar 24 contracts and is biased against theuser's hand or wrist (or the outer surface of PPE if present) to form aseal therebetween that inhibits or prevents liquid passage into or outof the interior cavity 20 of the glove 10. If the glove 10 embodimentincludes a release liner 40 attached to the adhesive 38, the releaseliner 40 can be removed to expose the adhesive 38.

Once the adhesive 38 is exposed, the folded section of the sleeveportion 14 can be rolled out to change from the folded configuration toan extended configuration. As the sleeve portion 14 is rolled out to theextended configuration, the adhesive 38 disposed on the interior surface30 of the sleeve portion 14 will come into contact with the exteriorsurface of the PPE garment 42 (or other garment, or user's skin, etc.)and will attach to the same. In some instances, it may be desirable topress the sleeve portion 14 and the PPE garment 42 together to ensureadhesion therebetween around the circumference of the sleeve portion 14.The adhesive 38 attaching and extending between the sleeve portion 14surface and the PPE garment 42 surface forms a seal therebetween thatinhibits or prevents the passage of liquid further into or out of thesleeve portion 14. In this manner, embodiments of the present disclosureglove 10 provide redundant seals (e.g., at the elastic collar 24 and atthe adhesive 38) to inhibit or prevent the passage of liquid into or outof the glove 10. FIG. 3 illustrates an example of the glove 10 with astripe of adhesive 38. FIG. 4 illustrates an example of the glove 10with adhesive 38 applied to the interior surface 30 of the sleeveportion 14 for a substantial amount of the axial length of the sleeveportion 14.

While the principles of the disclosure have been described above inconnection with specific apparatuses and methods, it is to be clearlyunderstood that this description is made only by way of example and notas limitation on the scope of the disclosure. Specific details are givenin the above description to provide a thorough understanding of theembodiments. However, it is understood that the embodiments may bepracticed without these specific details. While various inventiveaspects and features of the present disclosure may be described andillustrated herein as embodied in combination in the exemplaryembodiments, these various aspects and features may be used in manyalternative embodiments, either individually or in various combinationsand sub-combinations thereof. Unless expressly excluded herein all suchcombinations and sub-combinations are intended to be within the scope ofthe present application. Still further, while various alternativeembodiments as to the various aspects and features of the presentdisclosure may be described herein, such descriptions are not intendedto be a complete or exhaustive list of available alternativeembodiments, whether presently known or later developed.

It is noted that various connections are set forth between elements inthe following description and in the drawings (the contents of which areincluded in this disclosure by way of reference). It is noted that theseconnections are general and, unless specified otherwise, may be director indirect and that this specification is not intended to be limitingin this respect. A coupling between two or more entities may refer to adirect connection or an indirect connection. An indirect connection mayincorporate one or more intervening entities or a space/gap between theentities that are being coupled to one another.

The singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” refer to one or more than one,unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. For example, the term“comprising a specimen” includes single or plural specimens and isconsidered equivalent to the phrase “comprising at least one specimen.”The term “or” refers to a single element of stated alternative elementsor a combination of two or more elements unless the context clearlyindicates otherwise. As used herein, “comprises” means “includes.”

Furthermore, no element, component, or method step in the presentdisclosure is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless ofwhether the element, component, or method step is explicitly recited inthe claims. No claim element herein is to be construed under theprovisions of 35 U.S.C. 112(f) unless the element is expressly recitedusing the phrase “means for.” As used herein, the terms “comprises”,“comprising”, or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover anon-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, orapparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only thoseelements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherentto such process, method, article, or apparatus.

1. A glove comprising: a hand portion (HP) comprising an HP exteriorsurface, an HP interior surface, an interior cavity, an interior cavityopening, and an elastic collar disposed adjacent the interior cavityopening; and a sleeve portion (SP) extending axially between anattachment end and an opposite distal end, the attachment end incommunication with the hand portion, the sleeve portion having an SPexterior surface and an SP interior surface, the SP interior surfacedefining an interior region of the sleeve portion and a circumference ofthe sleeve portion, the sleeve portion including an adhesive disposed onthe SP interior surface, the adhesive extending an axial distance andcircumferentially around the circumference of the sleeve portion.
 2. Theglove of claim 1, wherein the sleeve portion includes an axial lengthbetween the attachment end and the distal end, and the axial distance ofthe adhesive disposed on the SP interior surface is less than the axiallength of the sleeve portion.
 3. The glove of claim 2, wherein theadhesive is disposed on the SP interior surface proximate the distalend.
 4. The glove of claim 3, wherein the adhesive has an exteriorsurface and the glove further comprises a release liner disposed on theexterior surface of the adhesive.
 5. The glove of claim 1, wherein thesleeve portion includes an axial length between the attachment end andthe distal end, and the axial distance of the adhesive disposed on theSP interior surface is substantially equal to the axial length of thesleeve portion.
 6. The glove of claim 1, wherein the sleeve portionincludes a first section, a second section, and a fold point, whereinthe first section extends between the hand portion and the fold pointand the second section extends between the distal end and the foldpoint; and wherein the sleeve portion is configurable in a foldedconfiguration wherein the second section is folded back over the firstsection and in the folded configuration the SP exterior surface of thefirst section faces the SP exterior surface of the second section, andthe adhesive disposed on the SP interior surface is exposed.
 7. Theglove of claim 6, wherein the adhesive is disposed only on the secondsection of the SP interior surface.
 8. The glove of claim 7, wherein theadhesive has an exterior surface and the glove further comprises arelease liner disposed on the exterior surface of the adhesive.
 9. Theglove of claim 1, wherein the elastic collar is disposed with the handportion.
 10. The glove of claim 1, wherein the elastic collar isdisposed with the sleeve portion.
 11. The glove of claim 1, furthercomprising at least one absorbent member attached to the HP interiorsurface or the SP interior surface.
 12. The glove of claim 1, whereinthe adhesive is liquid impermeable.
 13. The glove of claim 12, whereinthe adhesive is hydrophobic.
 14. The glove of claim 1, wherein thesleeve portion is attached to the hand portion.
 15. The glove of claim1, wherein the sleeve portion is integrally formed with the handportion.
 16. A personal protection equipment (PPE) system, comprising: apair of gloves, each glove including: a hand portion (HP) having an HPexterior surface, an HP interior surface, an interior cavity, aninterior cavity opening, and at least one elastic collar disposedadjacent the interior cavity opening; and a sleeve portion (SP)extending axially between an attachment end and an opposite distal end,the attachment end is in communication with the hand portion, the sleeveportion having an SP exterior surface and an SP interior surface, the SPinterior surface defining an interior region of the sleeve portion and acircumference of the sleeve portion, the sleeve portion including anadhesive disposed on the SP interior surface, the adhesive extending anaxial distance and circumferentially around the circumference of thesleeve portion; and a PPE garment having a right forearm portion and aleft forearm portion; wherein each glove of the pair of gloves isconfigured to be donned in a folded configuration and is disposable inan extended configuration, and in the extended configuration theadhesive disposed on the SP interior surface is configured to attach tothe respective forearm portion of the PPE garment in a manner thatproduces a fluid seal therebetween.
 17. The PPE system of claim 16,wherein the sleeve portion of each glove of the pair of gloves includesa first section, a second section, and a fold point, wherein the firstsection extends between the hand portion and the fold point and thesecond section extends between the distal end and the fold point; andwherein in the folded configuration the second section is folded backover the first section and in the folded configuration the SP exteriorsurface of the first section faces the SP exterior surface of the secondsection, and the adhesive disposed on the SP interior surface isexposed.
 18. The PPE system of claim 17, wherein the adhesive isdisposed only on the second section of the SP interior surface.
 19. ThePPE system of claim 17, wherein the at least one elastic collar of eachglove of the pair of gloves is integrally formed with the hand portionand configured to produce a fluid seal with a wrist or forearm of auser.
 20. The PPE system of claim 17, wherein the at least one elasticcollar includes a first elastic collar attached to the HP interiorsurface or a second elastic collar attached to the HP exterior surface,or both, and the at least one elastic collar is configured to produce afluid seal with a wrist or forearm of a user.